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Pleurodema tucumanum

Pleurodema tucumanum

Parker, 1927

Family: Leptodactylidae
Order: Anura
Class: Amphibia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Pleurodema tucumanum, the spotted-flanks four-eyed frog, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae.
It is endemic to Argentina.

Habitat: This terrestrial frog is found in shrubland between above sea level. It has also been seen in agricultural habitats.

Scientists have reported the frog in protected areas: Parque Nacional Calilegua, Parque Nacional Sierra de las Quijadas, and Parque Provincial Ischigualasto.

Reproduction: This frog is an explosive breeder. The male frogs sit in or near the water and call to the female frogs. The adult frogs make a foam nest for the eggs in pools of water.

Threats: The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction.

Source: Wikipedia, article Pleurodema tucumanum. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Count: 14

Foto
Photography ID: 659837
  Adult

San vicente
San Luis
Argentina
11/15/2025
Martín Lépez
Foto
Photography ID: 581703
  Adult

San Carlos Minas
Córdoba
Argentina
01/04/2015
Martín Lépez
Foto
Photography ID: 581601
  Adult

Reserva Provincial La Florida
Tucumán
Argentina
05/14/2013
Martín Lépez
Foto
Photography ID: 540350
  Adult

La Guardia
Catamarca
Argentina
11/28/2010
Martín Lépez
Foto
Photography ID: 382075
♂ ♀
  Adult

Reserva Privada Punta del Agua
San Luis
Argentina
02/03/2020
Emilio Martin Perez
Foto
Photography ID: 121987
  Adult

Río Bermejo
Salta
Argentina
08/30/2014
Walter Prado
Foto
Photography ID: 116998
  Adult

Embalse la Florida
San Luis
Argentina
04/11/2015
Marcelo Zanotti



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238677115/11/2025ArgentinaSan LuisSan vicenteMartín Lépez
196329530/01/2024ArgentinaSan LuisRepresa de moyanoSamuel Ernesto Olivieri Bornand
210755622/07/2022ArgentinaCórdobaPlaza de Mercedes1Enzo Rossi
119276103/02/2020ArgentinaSan LuisReserva Privada Punta del AguaEmilio Martin Perez
114388122/11/2019ArgentinaSan LuisSan Francisco del Monte de OroSamuel Ernesto Olivieri Bornand
66809026/01/2016ArgentinaSan LuisReserva Privada Punta del AguaEmilio Martin Perez
33312218/04/2015ArgentinaSan LuisLa botijaSamuel Ernesto Olivieri Bornand
202253211/04/2015ArgentinaSan LuisReserva Privada Los Talas, Embalse la FloridaMarcelo Zanotti
202671404/01/2015ArgentinaCórdobaSan Carlos MinasMartín Lépez
35371630/08/2014ArgentinaSaltaRío BermejoWalter Prado
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Pleurodema tucumanum – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.